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Summary Of The Working Poor Invisible In America By David Shipler

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In David Shipler’s book “The Working Poor: Invisible in America” starts out describing what Earned Income Tax Credit is it’s a program to help people in poverty who are either liberals and conservatives. Providing a significant source of income once a year to help your down payments on a car, house, bills, debt, or other taxes. It seems to be a good program, but some government businesses sometimes mislead their claims and denying others access to certain benefits or rights. Certain people who have a hard time doing their taxes seek help, but tax prepares may charge high interest rates and fees to just use their services. For example, Evon Johnson who had a tax charge from the IRS for over $2,072. She worked and filled her tax, but a few years later the IRS showed that she owes them $2,072. Ever since than she’s been happy to pay a tax preparer $100 each year. Shipler also point out that an employee can be losing paying overtime and other provisions of laws do to little knowledge of whats going on. The program is meant to help the poor people not to take advantage of them. Ronald Reagan on his Inaugural Address in 1981 speaking to President Carter he mentions “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; …show more content…

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